Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:24:
- Uma: “For many lying people will appear who will say that they are the Redeemer King, or who will say that they are a prophet. They will do very amazing signs and powerful signs to deceive many people. If it were possible, / If they could, even the people whom God has chosen they would deceive too.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For in those days there will be people appearing who say that they are the Almasi but it is not true. There will also be people who say that they are prophets but it is not true. And they will show powerful signs and wonder-causing deeds so that if possible they could lead astray even the people chosen by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because liars will appear, and each one of them will say, ‘I am the king,’ and if not that, then he will say, ‘I am inspired of God.’ And they will show miracles and signs for they would have the chosen ones of God believer their lies if it were possible.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because deceitful people will appear who will say that they reportedly are the Messiah and they reportedly are prophets. And they will show amazing signs and miracles to deceive koma the many-people and even the people whom God chose if possible.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because many really will be those who falsely-claim to be Cristo, and there will also emerge those who claim falsely to be prophets. They will show signs and do amazing things, so that if only it were possible, they would mislead even those chosen by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because there will be many liars going about saying to the people, ‘I am the Christ,’ or they will say, ‘I am the spokesman for God,’ they will say. And they will be able to do miracles. These miracles they do, wanting to deceive the people who are chosen by God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:21:
- Uma: “Please give my greetings to all the believers in Kristus Yesus who are there. Accept also greetings from your relatives of one faith who are here with me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All you God’s people, the ones trusting in Isa Almasi there, I remember you. Our (incl.) brothers here who are companions to me, also send word that they remember you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I send my greetings to all of you believers in Jesus Christ there. As for our (incl.) brothers who are with me here, they also send their greetings to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I-send-greetings to all God’s people there who are joined to Cristo Jesus. Our siblings who are my companions here, they also send-greetings to you,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I greet each one there-with-you who has been chosen by God as his people and who are now united/tied-together with Cristo Jesus. You are also being greeted by our siblings in believing who are my companions here.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I send a greeting to all who walk with Jesus Christ. Our brothers who live here where I am, also send you a greeting.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:13:
- Uma: “When the Holy Spirit comes, he is the one who will lead you, and cause-you-to-know all the true teachings. He will not speak according to his own will. What he hears from my Father, that is what he will say. And he will announce to you what will happen in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the Spirit of God comes, the one who speaks the truth, he will teach you all the true teaching. He does not teach from his own thinking but whatever he hears from God, that is what he teaches. And he will tell you what will happen in the future.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But the Holy Spirit who teaches the true doctrine, when he is already here with you, he will cause you to understand all that’s true. He will not just cause you to understand his own thinking, but rather what he will teach is what he has heard from my Father. He will cause you to understand what is going to happen in the future.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But never-mind, because when God’s Spirit comes, what he says being entirely true, he is the one who will guide your minds so that you will come-to-know all that is true. And it won’t be he who is the originator (lit. owner) of the words, but rather he will make-known what he hears from God. Even what will happen in a future day, that also he will make-known to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But when this Espiritu Santo comes who is the one whose job is to cause you to know the truth, he will be the one to help you so that you will really understand all the truth. He won’t speak his own words, but on the contrary what he will tell you is what he hears from the Father. And he will also make clear to you the things which are coming.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When the Holy Spirit comes he will reveal to you the truth. And all is true what he teaches you. Because he will not speak just on his own, rather he will speak exactly what he is told. He will cause you to understand what is to be.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:6:
- Uma: “‘In the middle of the night, a person shouted out: ‘Here comes the bridegroom! Come on and meet him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When it was midnight someone called, he said, ‘The bridegroom comes, come and meet him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the middle of the night, they heard someone calling, ‘Here is the bridegroom. Meet him now.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘In the middle of the night, someone shouted, ‘Here is the man-getting-married! Come to meet him!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When it was midnight, someone called out saying, ‘The man who is being married is arriving! Go and meet him now!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When it got to the middle of the night, a person was heard shouting: ‘Here comes the bridegroom now, get going and meet him,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 2:1:
- Uma: “So, I want to tell you [about] how heavy my work is/was for all the people who have not yet seen me, both for you in Kolose and for them in Laodikia.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “What I want is for you to know that I really worry/am concerned for you and I really pray to God for you and for the ones trusting Isa there in the place of Laodikea and for the others who have not seen me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I say this is because I want you to know why I continue working hard because of you, and also because of the believers there in the town of Laodicea, and every believer there who like yourselves, does not yet know me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I have told you this because I want you to know that I am putting-forth my efforts (lit. ability) for you who are from-Colosas and from-Laodicea and all the others who haven’t seen me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Brethren, I want you to know how big is my perseverance on your behalf and (on behalf of) those from Laodicea and all the other people who have not seen me personally (lit.seen my own body).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I want you to know that I very earnestly pray to God concerning you. And I pray to God concerning the believers who live in the city of Laodicea. And I pray for all the other believers who have never seen me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:12:
- Uma: “While I am still with them, I am the one who takes care of them with the power of your (sing.) name–with the name that you (sing.) gave me. I guard them and none of them received disaster, except for one. He must have disaster, so that they world written in the Holy Book come true.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “As long as I was here with them I have watched over the people you gave to me with the power of your name. I watched over them, therefore none is lost from you, except one, for someone had to be lost so that the writing of the holy-book would be fulfilled.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “These people you have given me, while I was still with them I kept them safe by means of the power of your name. I watched over them and there is not even one of them who will be lost. The person whose punishment was prophesied, he will be lost because the prophecy in the written word of God will be fulfilled.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “While I was with them, I protected and cared-for them by the power of your (sing.) name which you (sing.) gave to me. And assuredly none of them were separated from me except the one who was designated/destined to be punished, in order that what you (sing.) caused-to-be-written would come-true.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “While I am with them, I am taking care of them through the strength of your supernatural-power which you gave to me. I have watched over them well, therefore not even one has been lost, except that person who searched for what-would-cause-him-to-be-lost, for it was also just the fulfilling of what is contained in the writings.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “While I have been with them here on the earth, I have cared for those you delivered over to me by means of your power. I have not let anything happen to them. No one was lost, except one person he who was written about as being lost so that it turned out as written in the Holy Book.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:38:
- Uma: “When did you (sing.) pass by our house and we had-you (sing.)-stop-in? When did we see you (sing.) didn’t have any clothes and we gave you (sing.) clothes?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When did we see you as a stranger and treated-you-according-to-custom? When did you have no clothes and we gave to you?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When did we receive you into our house and we did not recognize you? When did you need clothing and we gave it to you?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When also did we (sing.) show-you (sing.) -hospitality and give you (sing.) clothes?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When is it you were like a stranger and we welcomed you, or you were without-clothes and we clothed you?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When did we see that you were a stranger and we gave you a resting place? When did we see that you didn’t have clothing to wear and we gave you clothes to wear?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 3:10:
- Uma: “and we have received a new life, for God has made us new people. He continually makes our hearts new so that we follow his behavior, and so that we really know him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And now your behavior has changed. Your liver has been made new by God and he is still always renewing you until you finally become like him. The reason he makes you new/renews you is so that you will really know God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now God has made us (incl.) to be new people that He is going to make to become like Him. The reason He has made us new is so that we might thoroughly understand who He is.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and you have received the new thoughts/mind that God has given which he is continually making-new so that you will be like him and will come-to-know him properly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And now you are dressed in new (clothes) which means, your nature/ways are being renewed by God for he is greatly increasing your wisdom/understanding of his nature/ways and will, that being what he is causing you to make your nature/ways.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now your thoughts have been changed. God can cause that more and more that you know him. And he will cause that only how God wants you to live will settle in your hearts.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
